Using Paper & Writing - Inc. Magazine Article - Productivity Tip Sheet

[Gloucesterman]

Saw a great article in the February 2016 issue of Inc. Magazine. It is about the "new" benefits of using paper rather than computers and digital devices. Although it doe not reference fountain pens at all it is a short and interesting piece. http://www.inc.com/magazine/201602/saki-knafo/the-benefits-of-pen-and-paper-vs-computers.html

 

Check it out...

[FOUR X FOUR]

Good article.

[goatgolfer]

I use the Sketchnoting technique and Mike Rohde's teachings @rohdesign and find the Fpen an excellent tool for "ideas not art".

 

After writing loved ones, the best use of my modest Fpen and ink collection is note/task/idea collection on a variety of paper media (inexhaustible in size, price and therefore value)

 

This Inc. article is an example of how many of us love the interaction for inspiration and collection of our "moment'.

[Maurizio]

Thanks for posting this article.

[clazbill]

My best thoughts and ideas start on paper. I record things on my computer as well, but they don't have the same depth, nor do I keep the same memory of having done the writing.

 

This is why I keep a paper pad by my work desk every day and write daily notes about what I'm doing, about the task at hand, or other thoughts. If I haven't used up a page or two a day, something is wrong!

[Joban]

Thanks for sharing.

[Dickkooty2]

It is also physically easier. Last night I had to review a 21 page local government proposal. I used Blackwing pencils (2HB) and a Staedtler orange pencil on a legal pad to make page-by-page notes and references. I then wrote a fairly dense page of conclusions/observations on legal pad using a Muji FP with vivid green ink.

 

I would not have been able to peruse, jot down points, make arrows, circle, underline ... you get the point ... without the paper, pen and pencil tools and their flexibility to match thoughts quickly and easily.

 

And the payoff - in doing this as I reviewed the 21 pages, my thoughts for conclusions were very well-formed and writing them was the easiest part of the work!

[inkstainedruth]

My husband is a software developer/software engineer. He has always done preliminary design work on paper. Now, if I can just get him to start using FPs....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[dkirchge]

I recently went back to drafting everything on paper first as well. It winds up being faster in the end because it gives me time to think about what I'm doing rather than think about which Visio stencil has the shape I need, or how many times I need to undo to get back to that errant thought that turned out to be the version I needed.